Antibacterial properties of Cu-ZrO2 thin films prepared via aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition

A.M. Alotaibi; S. Sathasivam; S.P. Nair; I.P. Parkin

doi:10.1039/c5tb02312b

Antibacterial properties of Cu-ZrO2 thin films prepared via aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition

A.M. Alotaibi, S. Sathasivam, S.P. Nair, I.P. Parkin

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Abstract

The antibacterial properties of a Cu–ZrO2 film grown via aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition are presented. The composite film showed high activity against E. coli (Gram-negative) and S. aureus (Gram-positive) bacteria with 5 log10 (E. coli) and 4 log10 (S. aureus) decrease in viable bacteria achieved within 20 and 60 minutes respectively. These results were comparable to a pure copper film that was prepared under the same conditions. The composite film was characterized for material properties using a range of techniques including X-ray photoemission and X-ray diffraction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	666-671
Journal	Journal of Materials Chemistry B
Volume	4
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c5tb02312b
Publication status	Published - 16 Dec 2015

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